US Population With Last Name Pierson By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 27,730 people in the US whose last name was Pierson, and the rate of occurence of the Pierson last name was 10.28 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Pierson identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (86.02%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.81%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.84%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Pierson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
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Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp ANHPI
Non-Hisp AIAN

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Pierson last name.

US Population With Last Name Pierson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 23853 86.02
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 2720 9.81
Hispanic or Latino 510 1.84
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 405 1.46
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 122 0.44
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 116 0.42